Deserted area: A police officer patrolling an empty beach amid the Covid-19 pandemic in Badung, Bali. — Reuters
The country extended its Covid-19 restrictions by a week to Aug 2 to try to curb infections, after the government said it would add more intensive care units amid a rise in deaths.
Indonesia has become Asia’s Covid-19 epicentre with hospitals deluged, particularly on the densely populated island of Java and on Bali, where oxygen supplies are running thin.
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